Reckitt Benckiser, a UK-based manufacturer of household, cleaning and specialty food products, is likely to announce a multi-billion pound transaction with US-based Colgate-Palmolive, reported the Telegraph. Although it is not clear...

Iconic motorcycle maker Harley Davidson (HOG) has pared some losses, but is still trading down just under 1%, after it sent a tentative labor agreement to workers that could preserve its manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania. Earlier, the...

Waitrose, the supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, has selected Infosys Technologies to co-develop a new multi-channel web platform intended to deliver an integrated online experience from waitrose.com. Waitrose chose IBM...

Asterand, a UK-based provider of human tissue and human tissue-based services, has signed an agreement to acquire BioSeek, a US-based drug discovery services company, subject to Asterand shareholders' approval. Asterand has previously...

Discovery Communications (DISCA) President and CEO David Zaslav said the company looks forward to bringing Oprah Winfrey to about 80 million homes on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), a joint venture with Discovery, as well her online portal....

Royal Dutch Shell has announced that its Downstream Manufacturing Division has entered into a multi-year partnership with Invensys Operations Management, a provider of technology systems and software solutions. Shell will utilize Invensys's...

Nestle Professional has agreed to acquire Vitality Foodservice, a beverage solution provider to the foodservice industry. The acquisition price was not disclosed. Nestle Professional is Nestle's globally managed business dedicated to...

A proposed Google program would allow anyone with Internet access to spot illegal logging in tropical rainforests and report it, the company said. The program, to be released next year, would let so-called armchair detectives report...

Spartan Motors, a US-based manufacturer of specialty chassis and vehicles, has signed an agreement to acquire Utilimaster from John Hancock Life Insurance Company, a unit of Canada-based Manulife Financial, in an all-cash transaction valued at...

US-based engineering and construction company Primoris Services has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary ARB has signed a contract with the City of Riverside, California, for the construction of a new simple-cycle combustion turbine...

11/20/2009 - Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced that the FDA approved Geodon Capsule for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as an adjunct to lithium or valproate in adults. The approval is based on clinical data that demonstrated the drug is...

11/20/2009-Barnes & Noble's (NYSE:BKS) new e-reader device, the Nook, reportedly sold out last month and new orders will not ship until after the new year. Furthermore, with Sony (NYSE:SNE) having supply issues with its e-reader,...

Procter and Gamble has announced the introduction of Dawn Hand Renewal with Olay Beauty, a new dish cleaning soap. Procter and Gamble said that the cleaning formula in Dawn hand Renewal with Olay Beauty cuts grease without drying out...

11/20/2009-Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK), the world's largest handset maker, announced Friday that it was eliminating about 330 jobs in its research and development operations. Nokia said the layoffs would affect 230 employees at its Oulu...

11/20/2009-Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) announced Friday that it was shuttering its Delaware City refinery, in an effort to cut operating costs. The firm said the move will eliminate 550 jobs. "The decision to permanently close the Delaware...

TSX: OPC OPTI Canada Inc ("OPTI" or the "Company") announced today that it has completed the issuance of US$425 million face value of 9.0% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2012 (the "Notes") at a price of 97.0%,...

AirIQ Inc. ("AirIQ")(TSX VENTURE: IQ.H), a leader in Wireless Location-Based Services, specializing in Telematics and Security, today announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. "We are pleased to announce a third...

By Fain Hughes, fhughes@knobias.com Spartan Motors, Inc. (SPAR) has reached an agreement to acquire Utilimaster Corporation from John Hancock Life Insurance Company, a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) in an all-cash...

Golden Green Enterprises Limited (Nasdaq: CHOP) ("Golden Green" or the "Company"), a leading China-based specialty precision cold-rolled steel producer, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009....